A Look Back At The Story of Bioshock

[@LelouchStarnight]

As a guy that hasn’t experience this franchise, I appreciate the extra explanation to get a grasp of the story. Thank you.

[@MrMitchbow]

As a guy who 100% completed the game, I also appreciate the extra explanation to get a grasp of the story. Thank you.

[@DrBOOM-vh1rj]

Play the game

[@Jesus_isA_man_AllahisGod]

Play it, 1&2 ( 3 was kinda lame )

[@aaaaaaaaaaaadddd]

Go play bioshock now.

[@slick9226]

@@Jesus_isA_man_AllahisGod 3 is my favorite game of all time

[@jclouw321]

Something I didn’t hear you mention when it came to the importance of the term “Atlas” in Bioshock is that the entire game is pretty much one big reference to the book “Atlas Shrugged” by Ayn Rand. In the book, rebellious capitalists disgusted with how the government controls the business world and exploits their productivity plan to create a place where the world’s top business leaders can pursue their business and creative adventures freely, thus creating the perfect “individualist” paradise. The book ends with the planning of this place and Bioshock basically picks up where it left off, critiquing how the “perfect individualist paradise” would actually play out. There’s also no coincidence that “Atlas” was a politician before attempting to take over rapture, as it’s heavily implied in “Atlas Shrugged” that the perfect capitalist utopia could not exist because old world politics will seep its way in and cause history to repeat with attempts to control and limit power and creativity.

[@henrysmith8163]

When talking about the reason for Rapture's existence during the prologue, I was also surprised he didn't mention the libertarian philosophy behind it.

[@bloodshedPRO]

@@s_t_e_v_e_n_ Rapture is literally a definitive Libertarian Society. They fled so they can practice there own beliefs of capitalism without any government interference. Idk how you could consider it a “Commune”.

[@ferricguy5]

Agreed, if you want a story analysis and how this fits into philosophy and political ideas, this is not that video

[@turtleanton6539]

For sure 😊😊😊

[@nathanlobono5818]

Thank you for the concise summary of that book as I doubt I'd ever find the time to engage with such fantasy. Furthering the critique with specific reference to Bioshock, It's actually more disgusting that Frank is leading you around through the world of rapture while gaslighting you about who abused the discovery of Adam. His actions are directly responsible for the state of Rapture when you arrive. Tenenbaum was a woman who saw the possibilities in such a miraculous discovery, while the other doctors had varying levels of unethical reactions, since this was a place where science wasn't fettered by morality, thus the little sisters. Fontaine is literally the exploiter who set in motion the downfall of the "great man" society, saw the addictive nature of Plasmids as a good thing for business, and then created orphanages for the little girls he was totally ok with kidnapping from the residents of the working class families he was simultaneously agitating against Ryan, who was just a tycoon buying buildings and "fish futures," which were otherwise unregulated and wholly owned by the individuals of the city. Is it any wonder the characters consider Fontaine on par with the Devil? Ryan only began to use the levers of society once it threatened his own prestige, like a hypocrite does, but he was correct in believing that the conman Frank Fountaine was a real threat. Just some sick sociopath stepping on everyone as he reaches for the top of the food chain. Bioshock 2 is also very interesting as only when the kidnapping of the children affects the rich socialites like the Therapist villain, do the resources of society get spent in changing things "for the better."

[@Mirai_the_weeb]

I will NEVER get over Ryan's vocal performance, the "a time for all things" speech was AMAZING

[@gregmattes2119]

“Do you hear me, Atlas? Andrew Ryan offers you nothing but ASHES!”

[@leonc9760]

"A time to live, and a time to die, a time to build and a time to DESTROY!" -one of my favourite pieces of dialogue in any medium

[@xavierthomas5835]

The Bible has much wisdom and Jesus offers it all to you freely by faith. Believe that Jesus died and rose again and ye shall be saved.

[@memorydarkleaf1583]

@@xavierthomas5835Ummm no

[@lDyavoll]

Love these videos, I mainly put them on in the background while I’m working

[@TheShane209]

Me too, I also enjoy Boulder punch and Avalanche too for these videos.

[@lDyavoll]

@@wyattgeorge9696 hey man, I thought his halo reviews were good, he put in his thoughts about certain things and nit picked about things. After watching this I’m definitely going to buy these bioshock games

[@rS7N777]

@@wyattgeorge9696 the name of the video is literally says its a look back at the story of bioshock, says nothing about it being a review or analysis of the game what did you expect exactly

[@sethperez9865]

Bro deadass these videos get me thru my night shifts!!

[@lDyavoll]

@@rS7N777 lol he deleted his comment💀

[@zacharyfranklin1535]

So the one thing is in the first Diane audiolog you can hear “long love atlas, death to Ryan”- it was always clear that Atlas was responsible for the new year attack

[@mrsubject1]

If you love bioshock so much I can't recommend the book enough, reading about rapture and it's areas in its prime is stunning

[@mattheww9656]

@@edwardliebert4478 Right on, thank you.

[@edwardliebert4478]

@@mattheww9656 No problem!

[@naedanger123]

I am usually a fan of game tie in books so I expected to like Bioshock Rapture, but it ended up unironically becoming one of my favourite books ever. If the games didn’t exist, it would honestly still stand on its own

[@EddieLove]

@@edwardliebert4478 thanks!

[@imonke5303]

I see u in a lot of bioshock places, I can tell you're a true fan aswell

[@jerek9378]

So glad people are still talking about this game nearly 15 years later. The first two Bioshock games will probably forever be in my top 10

[@jacobbowlby5957]

This first game was truly something special man. One of the first games that truly hooked me and held my interest until the end, even if I felt it should’ve ended sooner than it did

[@Pairofrickowens]

Not an Infinite fan ?

[@jacobbowlby5957]

@@Pairofrickowens infinite was good the first time through, any subsequent play throughout just kinda made me like it less and less for what it did for the franchise

[@innerlude]

@@Pairofrickowens Infinite is awesome the 1st time you play it. I was a bit turned off like others, because we all wanted to go back to Rapture.

[@Sashashka]

The art direction of Bioshock is absolutely brilliant. A truly timeless game.

[@mannyjeanpierre4062]

Seeing you destroy the robots and turrets hurt my soul lol. I always hacked them and used them as backup against the enemies. Great video

[@JabamiLain]

Yeah, I think it's far more constructive.

[@imonke5303]

Yeah I hate to destroy what I feel like belongs to the city lol

[@geraltrivia9565]

I did that for half my play through and then the hacking minigame bored the hell out of me

[@RoosterFloyd]

I remember reloading my game back 40 or so minutes since the last save because I accidentally destroyed one after hacking every single one before then. I was certain there would be a chieve for hacking them all. If I recall, there wasn't. I think they're was one for hacking 15 times but not for hacking each one.

[@jayh5840]

after like the 3rd level hacking gets too difficult to justify, takes too long only for the rpg turrets to just blow themselves up I'll hack a machine gun turret though

[@RamonXick]

I didn't appreciate this game back then because as a kid, playing this game was just another horror game, but now I'm older and this game hits hard although the second still is my favorite one

[@ChaoticGoodGamer]

It's crazy how well this game holds up! Truly an artistic masterpiece!

[@ty_-je8wf]

It looks like he's playing the remaster, but still! You're totally right, even the gameplay holds up really well

[@dedricroundtree6232]

Rude rude to rude people and that u yo yey

[@dedricroundtree6232]

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[@dedricroundtree6232]

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[@dedricroundtree6232]

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[@itbeWOLFLINGS]

It's actually so meta. So often in games the suspension ceases and we stop and ask why the main character has to follow the game's story. Bioshock's MC reasoning is actually written into the story! Very clever.

[@BazilYat]

Would you kindly...

[@arbetor12]

Would you kindly...

[@enokdnb7388]

I think 'Bioshock' is quite literally referring to the act of our "Biological system going into shock". The stuff people injecting into their bodies, causes shock to their Biology, a jump, or whatever you want to call it. I love when a title references something in the story that may seem mundane but is actually a big part of the overall story. The part where you initially inject that stuff into our main character? That scene where he falls off the balcony and he is in immense pain from the stuff he injected? That's a 'Bioshock". His internal DNA and bodily functions are changing, I imagine that's painful.. a shock.

[@2_572]

I got a bioshock from that explanation.

[@klaskristian1]

Bioshock 1 and 2 are masterpieces! I always saves the little sisters so the "nuke" i did not remember

[@horaciosalgado7228]

Omfg I forgot how this game started, "I chose, Rapture!" CHILLS. Also the soundtrack is amazing

[@actualamateur149]

Bioshock 1 and 2 are two of my favorite games I have ever played.

[@ty_-je8wf]

I love BioShock so much. When I see retrospective videos on it, I have to atleast check them out a little! I'm about 5 minutes in, and I'm loving this so far.

[@ty_-je8wf]

I always have to put whatever I'm doing down when the last Andrew Ryan speech comes on! So freaking epic!

[@almightypdx]

“You ooze in like an assassin, and then you try to sneak out like a thief! You're no CIA spook. Who are you! Why have you come here! There's two ways to deal with mystery: uncover it, or eliminate it.” One of the most memorable lines in the game for me. Bioshock will always be my favorite game. Changed my perception on gaming and storytelling.

[@deadtake2664]

First time playing Bioshock I uses up all the Electrobolt shots and softlocked myself before I could open the door

[@MatthewCampbell765]

2:26 To be fair, a third option would have been to try camping out at the lighthouse proper. Admittedly I'm unsure if search and rescue would ever show up. You could also possibly fashion a boat out of something present, might even been Jack's plan with the Bathysphere at first. Though, how I interpret it from Jack's perspective is that he was simply poking around and didn't quite realize where the Bathysphere would take him. Once he pulled that lever though, he was stuck in Rapture and had to fight his way out.

[@CatBxtchNami]

The letter is like "Would you kindly hijack this plane?" So i don't doubt that somewere in the letter were the lines "Would you kindly go to rapture?"

[@yugenxiong5523]

I was around 8 year old, watching my older brother play bioshock 1 late at night. The only thing I remembered was the fantastic audio logs voice acting and the game was very disturbing. I'm 18 now and having played all bioshock games + DLC, it was a great experience.

[@deepfriedicecream576]

I did the same thing back when the game released. I watched my brother play it from start to finish and I what stuck out vividly was the music, the audio logs, and the visuals. When I’ve beaten all 3 games and the dlc many many times over and 100% every game many times over. I’m glad you shared similar feelings to mine, because this game is really really special.

[@fileuserm93]

Just played this, great game, a Jurassic Park quote from Ian Malcolm kept coming to mind “your scientists were to preoccupied with whether they could, they never stopped to think of they should” 🦖

[@zach5751]

I wish I could go back to 2006 as a teenager and relive this game all over again. I mean seriously this game probably left the biggest impact on me. The aesthetic , the themes , art , sound , lighting and music all just totally engulfed me as a youngster and really blew me away. Oh and the graphics at this time was insane! Not to mention the physics and ability to just de limb and shred all opposition. And the first time you see a big daddy!?!? Oh hell nah lol haha

[@anonfinally1692]

I actually appreciate the audio logs instead of the usual NPCs explaining stuff to you because most of the time those are being used to advance the story while in case of audio logs you get to choose if you're interested or not

[@vunenicar]

agreed

[@dippahh9064]

the bioshock series has the best story in all of fiction in my opinion, its so good bro

[@8igspoon272]

How you put out so much good content so fast is honestly baffling

[@bluesnail9263]

I really like how you switch between a here- and-now perspective and retrospective one. Makes for really good storytelling :).

[@brentvance9090]

Played and beat it for the first time last month and it was awesome. Thanks for the video! I had trouble following some of the story.

[@Lancealot3553]

I’m surprised people are still making videos about bio shock honestly other than the bio shock hub channel. Great video man, I love all the bio shocks. They aren’t perfect but they are immersive and they helped me through a tough time in my life so bioshock will always be close to my heart.

[@chrisotero123]

Definitely cover the sequel. It's an interesting game in it's own right, for trying to capture the same magic of BioShock. I would also recommend covering Furi, since that game is just great and seems to slip under most people's radar's.

[@bamidelepeter9448]

Wow! What a video. Didn't know about Bioshock's story before but you explained everything. Great job bro 👌

[@pyrexo]

You produce such quality content in such a short amount of time! You're incredible, dude!

[@kresimircosic9035]

Absolute masterpiece. Practically the best example of a golden age era (PS2) with a dash of technological advancement.

[@xBINARYGODx]

it came out the gen after that - and no, the PS2 is some special place where you have a golden age vs others - there is a year in the 360/ps3 gen that is secont to almost none.

[@kresimircosic9035]

@@xBINARYGODx hence I sad with a dash of technological advancement

[@Ryangubbs]

Timeless video great to rewatch for interesting viewpointts. Thanks Gingy.

[@michiganjack1337]

Some of the best sound design ever. Playing this game with a nice pair of headphones and the lights low doesn’t get any better.

[@pasaniusventris4113]

i will say the one thing i liked about fontaine's boss appearance is that he looks like a statue of atlas.

[@kshyr811]

It's so nicely tied together. The moment where Andrew Ryan says his final "OBEY", sounds like russian word "kill" (oobey). Given that he says "dasvidaniya" in the beginning of the game, it could be a nice word play

[@CMVexed]

From the first time I played it to this very day, Bioshock remains one of my favorite games. I loved it so much that I began reading Ayn Rand...

[@alissahasded158]

It actually makes sense that a lot of people use the audio logs as it’s an actual product in rapture, you can find several posters/pictures of ads for it throughout rapture

[@evanrutledge-sz4yo]

I think the biggest thing is just how many of them there are and how it started to become a crutch for the games story telling. That being said I still think the audio logs were brilliant and super well written.

[@SudoBlue]

Such a well done video, this game was incredible in so many ways

[@MikeyJBlakeJR]

Hard to find a game with a better story than Bioshock. Also hard to find an analyzer of such art with quality greater than this. Excellent work, Gingy!

[@justhaku9240]

This was so good, please consider doing Bioshock 2 & infinite!

[@baileyslater60]

Criminally underrated channel! Love a new Gingy upload🤙

[@temi6034]

This was a well crafted video, as someone who has just finished their first play through. i think you did an excellent job explaining the story, and details of the game

[@benthemenace8393]

I played Bioshock for the first time when I was 9. It was terrifying and took a lot of courage to complete it, and lot of the darker themes went completely over my head as you could imagine. I managed to avoid the franchise for a long time, forgetting all the twists except for Atlas being the actual villain. I replayed it again now that I am 20 and can definitely say it holds up. I am glad I could experience it again for the first time and it isn't as scary now lol

[@codygreene9067]

You saying that bioshock was 14 years old really fucked me up. It fucked me up even more when I realized it’s 16 years old now.

[@an-animal-lover]

17 hahahahs

[@bradleyc7623]

hahahahaha the term "colleagues" is doing some heavy lifting in the sander cohen part

[@corvus918]

Thank you for a well put video essay. Bioshock is one of the best games I have ever played. 1+ sub.

[@3chambergamer]

One of my favorite video games of all time. Can't wait for the soon to be movie, and I hope it's good.

[@arcanesound9762]

This is the first video I've seen from you and loved it. Easy subscription and would LOVE to see videos on both Bioshock 2 and Infinite.

[@emmaloopra5428]

I have to put this out somewhere but I can’t believe it took me so long to realise that point Prometheus is a fun jab (hah) at how you kill Fontaine, when he’s chained down you stick the needle into his chest like Prometheus being tied to a rock and pecked in the chest

[@EnterpriseC14]

They say the audio logs are unrealistic yet tiktok exists...

[@bigdadddyd123]

So stoked I found your channel. Amazing content brother A1💯💯💯

[@korokonas]

Something story-wise I wish was touched on a bit more here are the arcs for side characters. There's Dianne, Ryan's girlfriend; Bill, the head engineer; Sullivan, a cop, etc. Even characters with two or so audio diaries have interesting mini-arcs, my favorite being the Lutz's, a family that had their daughter stolen and turned into a Little Sister. I think all of these help not only build the world, but also further isolate the player, since all of these characters are dead by the time you get there, and it heightens the overall tragedy of the citizens of Rapture and I really really love it

[@rjallenbach1]

I just played Bioshock 1 and 2 remastered back to back for the first time. For a game that's 14 years old it's without a doubt most the fun and immersive storyline I've played yet. Huge fan!

[@someirishguy1662]

'Bioshock' is a spiritual successor of the game System Shock which the devs worked on previous

[@suelancaster6959]

The sounds that come from the Big Daddies are so creepy.

[@nightangelx1513]

I still use Bioshock as my example for an S tier story when I'm rating other games

[@JohnDoe-xf2ke]

Yikes

[@cyclops336]

"...it was not impossible to build Rapture at the bottom of the sea. It was impossible to build it anywhere else."

[@tulpabubble2453]

Genuinely my favorite game story, the "Infinite" DLC makes it more bizarre, but it definitely adds meaning to the name "Infinite"

[@jtrain9926]

I think they should have halved the ADAM from rescuing but still given random tonics after 3 rescues, so a rescue playthrough is random build and harvest is able to pull off specific builds.

[@Boxxcutter]

I just find myself nodding in agreement the entire time.. I genuinely like and appreciate your videos, man.. please keep up the great work!

[@jesusalonso2179]

Love these video essays. Didnt even had to think twice about subbing!!

[@Milesg9924]

Played this for the first time when on summer holiday term and ending up eating through the whole series I’m about two weeks. Didn’t love the second as much but a hell of a trilogy. A true masterpiece.

[@FishiestFillet]

Playing this as a kid I couldn’t leave the pod at the start of the game. I was terrified.

[@aidanmagill6769]

I gave my copy to my 10 year old nephew, he couldn't finish it 😂😂😂😂😂. It never occurred to me I might be traumatising him.

[@Deadforge]

Video games have changed so much in a small amount of time and they truly show all the time how far they can go. The video game medium is almost limitless. Great video.

[@Mr_.G]

I still really Love this game. It's awesome. It's one of those games that you can keep replaying and fully enjoy the experience each time.

[@troublewithweebles]

I think of the audio logs as a bit like the Twitter of this universe: a handheld device that became popular for memorializing even the most trivial experience.

[@TheFO3God]

I saw a rumor of a possible remaster/remake of the original Bioshock, that would be an awesome idea! Although in my opinion the visuals still hold up today, such a beautiful game and art style.

[@DavidGonzalez-tv2lf]

I think Atlas statue as well as the name of the character may be a reference to Atlas Shrugged, the book by Ain Rand, the filosopher who inspired Andrew Ryan's ideology

[@SwankDaSauce]

Bioshock probably has my favorite asthetic in a video game. They really do an amazing job with the environment and giving you the feeling of really being within the world as you play through.

[@Mike55690]

Such a gem of a channel and genuinely enjoying these videos so much ! Looking forward to what you have in store this year Gingy and keep up the amazing work !

[@TheKeyser94]

Atlas hold the celestial spheres in his shoulders, not the world, is a common misunderstanding, also is a reference to Atlas Shrugged, a book written by Ayn Rand, who Andrew Ryan was base off, you spend this whole game no speaking of the elephant in the room, that this game and also Infinite is a critique of Ayn Rand "philosophy".

[@SkuLLCanDY2064]

BIOSHOCK has a special place in my heart ♥️

[@EddieLove]

Bioshock 1 is one of the most underrated games of all time... classic 🐐

[@AllGamerOfficialChannel]

Awesome video mate keep up the good work Gingy. You do real good 👍😎😊

[@mnrsteeljoutafel]

You fuel my nostalgia for games i couldn’t get enough of years ago and now my nostalgia is linked ti your channel so good job i guess for brainwashing mybass

[@thecompanioncube4211]

One of the few issues that I have with bioshock is in the opening sequence and character actions. You survive a literal plane crash in the ocean, go down a mysterious lighthouse, open upto an whole underwater city which you've never seen before only to discover it's on a brink of collapse. In the middle of room you find a cyringe stack and the first thing you do is to inject yourself with it? All in the manner of 15 minutes time. I wish they'd have waited and given more weight to the elemental abilities that are given to us. It always seemed a little too abrupt to me.

[@aidanmagill6769]

It's been a while but didn't Atlas would you kindly you into it?

[@autonomous8108]

I love how, since this game came out, I've beaten it countless times, and yet I still play it to this day. I also love how even tho I've beaten this game countless times, I still like to watch these 45 minute videos talking about stuff I've known for ages now LMAO

[@LowSugars93]

I never thought a game could beat my all time favorite game (ffx) but this one is equal to it. The story was incredible and interesting, the world was awesome and the gameplay was fun.

[@Caseyedwards-Turbojackelope]

Thats so funny. I always played by harvesting the little sisters. I had no idea you actually got more for saving them! I also harvested in the sequel since I didn't wanna do the mini missions.

[@2_572]

Well you can save them quick finding the vents and that will skip the mini missions too lol.

[@robertmurdock1848]

You don't get more ADAM in either game by saving. You get exclusive plasmids and tonics by saving , but you'll get 240 more ADAM harvesting in the first game. ( not counting any of the four possible extra sisters.) In the second game , you get the most ADAM by saving the first 4 sisters to get the Proud Parent tonic, then harvesting the last eight gives you 80 more ADAM than just all harvesting. (If you do all gathers) And you can skip all the Little Sisters , other than the first one, in both games.

[@Disinterested1]

still a great game and sadly I doubt we will see the like again great video as always best wishes

[@thegammakid]

Another great video Gingy

[@SqualidsargeStudios]

Yeah it’s also immersion braking and unrealistic that people irl writ in paper books about what they do on a day to day basis. Those audio logs are believable enough, just like people writing in a diary.

[@dougrattmann3554]

Besides they give a reason for it in game. Can't remember if he mentions it in the video, but Ryan specifically asked everybody to start making those recordings.

[@CR-ng5cl]

Bioshock was one of my favorite games as a kid I remember it was one of the few games that actually told a really immersive story, Portal another game that I played around that time was kind of empty compared to this but I loved the world and the characters.

[@kevinhillshafer6223]

Like 9:45 mins in, you mentioned a critique something along the lines of, '~why would anyone say this mundane things' and '~none one does this'. I see your argument and bring up Twitter.

[@johnw8578]

Rapture was a character in the story itself. I just loved that city.

[@nocturne3677]

i personally really enjoyed the audio logs because it didnt leave me stuck in a cutscene while discovering the lore of rapture. it streamlines the experience of uncovering secrets because while it‘s playing i can still fight some splicers on the side

[@harrisonebertlee]

34:06 "ALL MY JUICES" I can't unhear.

[@realbrigidtenenbaum]

Also, it's weird that Jack doesn't wear heavy gloves after being transformed into a Big Daddy. I mean, they could have easily added some new hand model for this.

[@Cancelkevin]

20:47 these audios were ment as an indirect tutorial. If you never played the game before and hear andrew ryan talking about manipulating the vending machines you become curious if you also could be able to do that. Of course there is an icon at the vending menu but personally i always thought that as a very fitting way to explain further game mechanics without interrupting the immersion of the atmosphere ingame. IMO medical pavilion is a level where the tutorial is fluently shading into serious gameplay. After this lvl there are no more explanations needed to fully understand the mechanics etc

[@sam11182]

Excelent rundown ^^

[@timothy0333]

I am a simple man. I see Bioshock. I see an Analysis, I subsribe :)

[@gunargundarson1626]

At 7:33, you can hear the rioters chant Atlas's name, which was actually Frank Fontaine in disguise.

[@bahaanaldo]

Reminiscent of Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground. Great vid.

[@codyblazejackson3077]

Compare audio logs to social media and everything will make sence 😉

[@Zinc_Nitrogen]

Can't get enough of your vids

[@justcast1429]

You should check out the Dragon Age series if you have the chance either yourself or another YT like Salt Factory or something Fun fact about the title Dragon Age actually represents the time period, in lore the world starts off with the Ancient period thousands of years(B.C) then resets with the Age (A.D) which is divided by centuries and each Age is declared by the games version of the Pope ie Steel Age, Dark Age etc which leads us to the first game taking place in 9:30 the 9th century 30th year the Dragon Age 😎

[@evilyoshi56]

Great video.